Mostly Mozart - and some Beethoven, too

4:48 PM,
Jul. 26, 2013

Ludwig van Beethoven.

Written by

Carlton Wilkinson

The theme of this year's Mostly Mozart Festival at Lincoln Center in New York City is the connection between the young master Wolfgang A. Mozart (1756-1791) and the upstart, Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). Throughout the weeks of the festival, which opens this weekend and runs to Aug. 24, programs juxtaposing work by the two composers are liberally sprinkled, along with a few all-Beethoven and all-Mozart programs.

Included in the latter will be a staged concert of "The Marriage of Figaro," one of Mozart's greatest operas.